Do you see children or adolescents who:

react to ringing bells or flashing lights differently than other children?

use their vision or hearing inconsistently or ineffectively?

have vision or hearing loss, or severe or multiple impairments?

If so, East Carolina University can assist you with services for these students.

Contact East Carolina University

The university offers the services of the Teacher Support Program to families, teachers, administrators, and other professionals working with eastern North Carolina students with deafblindness. First-year teachers, lateral-entry teachers, veteran teachers, certified or noncertified teachers, related service specialists, special educators, traditional classroom teachers, paraprofessionals, support personnel and administrators, families and physicians are invited to contact the program for services and assistance.

The ECU Teacher Support Program for Students with deafblindness provides technical assistance and support to include the following services:

Determining whether children and youth qualify for the deafblind registry, which expands deafblindness services and funding

Offering on-site consultation and technical assistance

 

The program also provides professional development on topics driven by identified regional needs. These can include:

Implementing communication-based positive support and intervention

Facilitating communication development

Using adaptive technology

Designing evidence-based individualized instructional approaches

Integrating academic and functional curricula

Developing IFSP, IEP, and Transition plans

Improving functional vision, hearing, and sensory integration

Facilitating inclusion

Engaging in assessment and person-centered planning

 

Irene Howell Assistive Technology Center

The AT Center offers a variety of services and resources that are useful for teachers serving students with deafblindness. One of their many services includes technology loans so you can determine if a device or software might be useful for your student. The resources are extensive, ranging from vibrating and other sensory stimulation objects to kits such as the APH Lightbox, to various communication devices, to literacy software, among other things. In the AT center you can also explore access software such as JAWS and other resources to increase your student's ability to use the computer. Directions, contact information and other information is available on the AT Center website.

Irene Howell Assistive Technology Center Website

Please go to http://www.perkins.org/resources/webcasts/ to see excellent webcasts on CHARGE Syndrome, Communication Portfolio, and Early Literacy. These webcasts are captioned and include descriptive video.

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For More Information

For more information or to request assistance, contact the following ECU-TSP facilitator:

Dr. Alana Zambone, Codirector     
College of Education                              
139 Speight Building                             
East Carolina University                     
Greenville, NC 27858                            

Telephone: 252-328-5746                    
E-mail: zambonea@ecu.edu                  

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